NEPALOZONIUM TRIMACULATUM, N-GEN, N-SP (DIPLOPODA, POLYZONIIDA, HIRUDISOMATIDAE) - FIRST RECORD OF THE ORDER AND FAMILY FROM CENTRAL-ASIA

Authors
SHELLEY RM
Citation
Rm. Shelley, NEPALOZONIUM TRIMACULATUM, N-GEN, N-SP (DIPLOPODA, POLYZONIIDA, HIRUDISOMATIDAE) - FIRST RECORD OF THE ORDER AND FAMILY FROM CENTRAL-ASIA, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4), 1996, pp. 677-680
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138797
Volume
98
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
677 - 680
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(1996)98:4<677:NTNN(P>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Nepalozonium trimaculatum, n. gen., n. sp., the first record of the di plopod order Polyzoniida and the family Hirudisomatidae from central A sia, is described from Yangri Ridge (4700-4800 m (15,416-15,744 ft)), in the Himalaya Mountains ca. 40 km (25 mi) NNE Kathmandu, Nepal. Addi tional species of Nepalozonium may occur at high elevations in montane regions of Nepal and neighboring countries.